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Bob Maistros writes for Issues and Insights about a long-overdue reassessment of renewable energy sources’ pros and cons. It’s not just that renewables are so intermittent and unreliable that they must be legislated and subsidized; eat up land; will require more storage than physically possible; have nearly bankrupted and blacked out Germany with little emissions improvement; and are doing the same to California and other jurisdictions adopting mandates.

The trial-and-error business approach lets business owners try various strategies, make mistakes, and learn from them. The method enables you, the business owner, to use mistakes as stepping stones to expand your business. It also helps you to identify a strategy that is not working for your business so that you can let it go.

What is trial and error in business?

As a student in science class, you learned that successful experiments are part of a trial-and-error process known as the Scientific

A fractured, or fragmented, market is one where there are no clear leaders in the industry. Big or small, the businesses don't lead, yet they don't follow either.

Though it's possible to operate a business this way -- people have been doing it for centuries -- there are still some major concerns, with expensive logistics and low-profit margins being the top two. So for a business to find success in a fractured market, operators need to be strategic about logistics costs, increasing sales and bu

Market audiences are more reliant on digital devices than ever, being influenced more by passive marketing strategies than traditional, attention-seeking campaigns. The digital shift has forced businesses to look for better and creative ways to keep up. Though traditional outlets like TV ads, billboards and active campaigning may still be effective, businesses should use these techniques in different ways.

Here's how you can increase your business' visibility through creative marketing campaign

Market audiences are more reliant on digital devices than ever, being influenced more by passive marketing strategies than traditional, attention-seeking campaigns. The digital shift has forced businesses to look for better and creative ways to keep up. Though traditional outlets like TV ads, billboards and active campaigning may still be effective, businesses should use these techniques in different ways.

Here's how you can increase your business' visibility through creative marketing campaign

What's the real cost of going green? Many industry leaders avoid investing in wind and solar energy, and unsurprisingly, most of the energy consumed in the U.S. still comes from nonrenewable sources. It makes you wonder if renewable energy has a place in the future of small businesses.

Well, things are changing -- gradually. With modern advances in wind and solar equipment (and their storage systems), renewable energy sources have earned the same status as the traditional power grid.

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The customers of your real estate investing adventure are your tenants. Though it's never guaranteed that you'll find the ideal customer 100% of the time--someone is bound to skip out on rent or cause some trouble every now and then. But you can put your best tenant screening foot forward to get a better idea of the personalities you'll be working with.

Tips to Find the Ideal Customer for Your Real Estate Investment

There's nothing more satisfying than landing the perfect tenants. Unfortunatel